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Compost giveaway
Fylde Council is saying a big thank you to the residents of Fylde, who regularly compost their garden waste, by holding two events to give away 12 tonnes of compost made from the garden waste collected in Lancashire.
Residents are invited to come along to collect their free compost on Thursday 22 July 2010 at St Pauls Avenue car park, Fairhaven Lake, Lytham St Annes and Thursday 29 July at Morrison’s car park, Kirkham. The events start at 9am until stocks last. The compost will be available on a first come first served basis, so please remember to bring along your own bags to collect the compost, which will be limited to two bags per person.
Councillor Pounder, Portfolio Holder for Environmental Wellbeing said: “Fylde’s residents are doing a fantastic job of recycling their garden waste by placing it inside their green wheeled bin, and this has helped us achieve our impressive recycling rates.
“Residents can come along to these events to claim their free compost and discover some top tips on how to help the environment further by recycling and composting even more.”
But that's not all – compost bins are also available for all householders in Lancashire at a cost of £14 per bin. Composting at home is one of the best ways to help the environment. If garden waste is buried in a landfill site it produces methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. You can find out how to order your own compost bin at these events and get some great advice on how to get started.
The compost is being supplied by SITA UK which takes over 50,000 tonnes of local garden waste across Lancashire and turns it into compost each year. Using this kind of compost is the next best thing to making your own at home and it offers a double bonus for the environment. It saves buying peat-based composts which are collected from delicate natural environments.
For the last eight years Lancashire has been amongst the most active areas in the UK for home composting with over 170,000 compost bins given to residents through the Lancashire Home Composting project. This has helped Lancashire reduce the amount of rubbish we send to landfill by over 100,000 tonnes a year.
The compost bin orderline number is 0844 571 4444. Alternatively, to order a compost bin and for more information about home composting please visit the website at www.lancashire.getcomposting.com
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